Walks near Buttermere
6 routes, from 2 easy, 1 moderate and 3 hard. Each has a route map, the climb worked out from the line, parking, dog and stile notes, and a GPX to download. For things to do, food and where to stay, see our Buttermere guide.
Easy · 8.8 km · 122 m up
Buttermere lake circuit
About 2 hours
A level walk all the way round Buttermere, with a lakeshore tunnel, a beach at the head of the lake and the High Stile ridge towering above.
Hard · 14.1 km · 839 m up
Red Pike, High Stile and High Crag from Buttermere
About 4 hours
One of Lakeland's great ridge walks: up past Bleaberry Tarn to Red Pike, along the crags to High Stile and High Crag, then down Gamlin End to Scarth Gap and the lake.
Moderate · 5.3 km · 356 m up
Rannerdale Knotts and the bluebell valley
About 1 hour 30 minutes
A small fell with a big view over Crummock Water, climbed via Rannerdale, the valley famous for its May carpet of bluebells.
Hard · 7.7 km · 529 m up
Haystacks from Gatesgarth
About 2 hours 30 minutes
A small fell with a big character: from Gatesgarth over Scarth Gap to the craggy top of Haystacks, past Innominate Tarn and down Warnscale.
Easy · 3.8 km · 5 m up
Loweswater and Holme Wood from Maggie's Bridge
About 1 hour
A level, fully accessible walk along the quiet south shore of Loweswater into the oaks of Holme Wood. A Miles without Stiles route for all.
Hard · 9.7 km · 822 m up
Great Gable from Honister via Moses' Trod
About 3 hours 30 minutes
A big-mountain day from a high start: out along the old smugglers' track of Moses' Trod to Beck Head, up Great Gable, and home over Green Gable, Brandreth and Grey Knotts.